MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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